John Carter, Warlord of Mars #11

Dynamite's John Carter, Warlord of Mars #11 kicks off the "Lost Empires" arc with a cover by Fritz Casas that puts the Warlord himself front and center — sword drawn, expression resolute — flanked by a massive, red-eyed green Martian warrior wielding a chain weapon and a snarling, fang-filled Martian beast lunging from the left. The trio surges forward against a smoldering Martian sky, radiating the pulpy adventure spirit of Edgar Rice Burroughs' source stories. With Ron Marz and Ian Edginton co-writing and Ariel Medel on interior art, this 2015 series continues to be a solid destination for fans of Barsoom's sword-and-planet thrills.